Pair of Gold Armbands

Pair of Gold Armbands

Hellenistic Art

"Culture:Greek Medium:Gold Dimensions:Overall: 10 7/16in., 0.4lb. (26.5cm, 0.2kg) Other (height-triton armband): 9 13/16in. (25cm) Other (height-tritoness armband): 10 7/16in. (26.5cm) Classification:Gold and Silver Credit Line:Rogers Fund, 1956 Accession Number:56.11.5, .6"

The gold armbands tell the viewer that people of the time wore some very expensive items. These arm bands are pure gold and had to be held up by clothing which makes them a little impractical. When looking at this in regards to poverty it shows that some people did not have an issue with money as they could easily afford them. If a ruler or someone from a royle family wore these we can assume gold was for the rich and that normal people of the society did not get to wear these.  

Greek

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

200 B.C.

Charese Brown

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Gold jewelry

File Format: Jpeg "Medium: Gold Dimensions:Overall: 10 7/16in., 0.4lb. (26.5cm, 0.2kg) Other (height-triton armband): 9 13/16in. (25cm) Other (height-tritoness armband): 10 7/16in. (26.5cm)"

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200 B.C. Greece